â¢ Border officials: 3 of 4 people crossing the border are from countries other than Mexico. â¢ State lawmaker: âTexas is not waiting for Washington to act.â. Last weekend, I visited McAllen, Texas, a hotbed of activity in the recent immigration surge on the U.S. â Mexico border.
Spanish Settlement. After the discovery of Cuba by Christopher Columbus at october 28 of 1492, the spanish settlement started in the Island. The Colonizers arrived and once and for all they imposed customs, culture and ways, that anything had to see with who they constituted the autochthonous population until then.
Located in the continent of the Caribbean, Cuba covers 109,820 square kilometers of land and 1,040 square kilometers of water, making it the 106th largest nation in the world with a total area of 110,860 square kilometers.Cuba became an independent state in 1902, after gaining its sovereignty from Spain.avana is the capital city of Cuba. It has a population of 2,163,824, and is located on a latitue of 23.13 and longitude of -82.38. Havana is also the political center of Cuba, which is considered a Republic, and home to its Executive head of state.